How much revenue did A Shelter Full of Cats make?

$40k–$107k after Steam's roughly 30% cut, derived from the copies estimate and its price.

How many copies did A Shelter Full of Cats sell?

Q: How many copies did A Shelter Full of Cats sell?

29k to 47k copies, based on its 1k Steam reviews. This is a labeled estimate from the review count, not exact sales.

Estimated copies sold: ≈ 29k–47k; $40k–$107k after Steam's cut $73k–$165k before the cut; from 1k reviews (Overwhelmingly Positive)

A labeled estimate from the public review count (adjusted for release year), not exact sales. Owner data cross-checked with SteamSpy.

Does this actually work?

We left A Shelter Full of Cats out and predicted the genre from its 8 similar games. Every figure here, including A Shelter Full of Cats's, is estimated from Steam reviews, not self-reported sales.

Copies, estimated from reviews

typical (middle half) 18k–93k

best case 224k (In Sound Mind)

The Hidden Object genre

4 of your 8 similar games are hits. A niche genre: plan for a small audience.

A hit here: 1,000+ reviews, roughly $150k+ before Steam's cut (a standard indie benchmark).

A typical game

≈ 18k–93k copies

≈ $29k–$303k after Steam's cut

from ~2k reviews

Best case

≈ 170k–277k copies

In Sound Mind · ≈ $1.6M–$4.4M after Steam's cut

The genre you'd be entering

Your set: Your set clusters on Hidden Object (6 of 8) and Story Rich (5 of 8).
The winners: Winners here lead with Horror + Psychological Horror, priced around $35.
The era: The games you compared span 2015 to 2024, a genre with a long track record.

Copies and revenue are rough lifetime estimates from the review count.

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